Barrier Alarm Temporary Bypass for Continuous Security Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home and business security systems require occupants to disarm the entire system at a central controller to open doors or windows, leaving unmonitored entry points for intruders during temporary openings.
Innovation Solution
Implementing barrier alarms with user input devices for temporary disarmament and central controllers that can ignore local alarm signals, allowing users to bypass alarms for specific actions without disabling the entire system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the entire security system is disarmed at the central controller to open a door or window, then the occupant can conveniently open the door or window, but the entire security system becomes unmonitored and vulnerable to intruders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the security system into individual barrier alarm units, each capable of independent temporary disarming. Instead of disarming the entire system at the central controller, the user can selectively disable only the specific barrier alarm for the door or window being opened, while other barriers remain monitored. This segmentation allows localized control without compromising overall system security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial disarming by allowing the user to temporarily disable only the specific barrier alarm needed for the current operation, rather than disarming the entire system. The temporary nature of the disarming (automatically re-arming after a set time or upon closing the barrier) ensures that the disarming action is limited to the minimum necessary duration and scope, maintaining security elsewhere in the system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the barrier alarm is permanently disabled to allow frequent door or window openings, then the occupant gains operational flexibility, but the security system loses monitoring capability for that barrier
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic temporary disarming mechanism where the barrier alarm can be switched between armed and disarmed states based on user needs. The disarming is not permanent but temporary, automatically reverting to armed state after a predetermined time period or when the barrier is closed. This dynamic state change provides operational flexibility while ensuring continuous monitoring capability is restored automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs periodic re-arming of the barrier alarm after temporary disarming. The system automatically re-arms the barrier alarm after a predetermined time interval, creating a periodic cycle of disarming and re-arming that accommodates frequent opening needs while maintaining continuous security monitoring coverage over time.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, system, and apparatus for temporarily disarming a barrier alarm in a security system. In one embodiment, a method is described, performed by a barrier alarm in communication with a central controller, where the barrier alarm receives a first signal from a user interface on the barrier alarm to disarm the barrier alarm, disables the barrier alarm in response to receiving the indication, and re-arming the barrier alarm upon receipt of a second signal from a sensor that forms part of the barrier alarm.